Laurie Gestal Clare

Paige and family, So sorry for your loss. Prayers are with you and your family.

Laura Sansalone (Amelia´s mom)

Dear Lee Gestal,
I am very sorry to learn about the passing of your twin sister. Please accept my sincere condolences.
Lorry (Plover) MacPherson

I had the privilege of spending time with Laurie and and her husband Eddie at Marist College. Laurie was a gentle soul and very kind. I remember just having fun and laughing. It all was so simple....

Laurie was the first school friend I had. We met in kindergarten. I have the most vivid memory of her at the kitchen play station happily playing mommy. Being her and Lee´s St.Martin´s elementary school buddy for eight years made every moment with her delightful . Their big house on the Amityville River was fun town,. Laurie was an instant good time, and giggled about everything. It seems she never stopped loving being a mommy, and bringing joy to all those who knew her. She stayed true to her spirit of joyful love.
May her family find peace in knowing a Saint in heaven.

A long ago special friend and I am not surprised to read all of her accolades. May Laurie rest in peace. My condolences to her many loved ones, especially her twin Lee.

Have to add a memory... any time I walked in to Paige and Aaron´s when Laurie was visiting, she was enabling some sort of crazy, messy art project! Always! Usually slime because mom and dad didn´t like it and they´d be gone so Laurie would facilitate it!

I had the absolute honor and pleasure to spend time with Laurie on multiple occasions. What I remember of Laurie is kindness, love, a good listener and the patience of a saint. She loved her daughters for all their individuality, grandkids equally and welcomed friends and strangers (me!) with open arms.
You will be terribly missed, but more importantly, incredibly remembered! You are leaving quite the legacy! Be proud.

So sorry for your loss. I knew Laurie as a fellow student at Marist. She was always nice and pleasant to me. Condolences to Laurie's daughters, Dean, Lee, and siblings Love Cotton Nash #25 Marist'71

My Condolences !
John G. Siolas, Ph. D.
Marist College Graduate 1973, B.A. , Psycology

Tieal, I´m so sorry to hear about the passing of your mom. She sure left a legacy of love in you, your sisters, and extended family. She will obviously be sorely missed.

Sending condolences and prayers to the Clare family.

It was a joy to have known her. She is a tough act to follow. "No longer shall your sun go down, for the Lord will be your light forever." Isaiah 60:20. Farewell and see you on the other side. Judy and George